Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 103
PdP 2 103.1
'कुञ्जल उवाच- अशोकसुन्दरी जाता सर्वयोषिद्वरा तदा। रेमे सुनन्दने पुण्ये सर्वकामगुणान्विते
'kuñjala uvāca- aśokasundarī jātā sarvayoṣidvarā tadā| reme sunandane puṇye sarvakāmaguṇānvite
Kuñjala said: Aśokasundarī, born then as the best of all women, took her pleasure in the holy Nandana, which is endowed with all desirable qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.2
सुरूपाभिः सुकन्याभिर्देवानां चारुहासिनी । सर्वान्भोगान्प्रभुञ्जाना गीतनृत्यविचक्षणा
surūpābhiḥ sukanyābhirdevānāṃ cāruhāsinī | sarvānbhogānprabhuñjānā gītanṛtyavicakṣaṇā
Sweetly smiling, together with the beautiful maidens of the gods, enjoying all pleasures, skilled in song and dance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.3
विप्रचित्तेः सुतो हुण्डो रौद्रस्तीव्रश्च सर्वदा । स्वेच्छाचारो महाकामी नन्दनं प्रविवेश ह
vipracitteḥ suto huṇḍo raudrastīvraśca sarvadā | svecchācāro mahākāmī nandanaṃ praviveśa ha
Huṇḍa, the son of Vipracitti, fierce and always violent, acting as he pleased, greatly lustful, entered Nandana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.4
अशोकसुन्दरीं दृष्ट्वा सर्वालङ्कारसंयुताम् । तस्यास्तु दर्शनाद्दैत्यो विद्धः कामस्य मार्गणैः
aśokasundarīṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvālaṅkārasaṃyutām | tasyāstu darśanāddaityo viddhaḥ kāmasya mārgaṇaiḥ
Having seen Aśokasundarī adorned with every ornament, the demon, from the sight of her, was pierced by the arrows of Kāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.5
तामुवाच महाकायः का त्वं कस्यासि वा शुभे । कस्मात्त्वं कारणाच्चात्र आगतासि वनोत्तमम्
tāmuvāca mahākāyaḥ kā tvaṃ kasyāsi vā śubhe | kasmāttvaṃ kāraṇāccātra āgatāsi vanottamam
The huge-bodied one said to her: "Who are you, and whose are you, fair one? For what reason have you come here to this best of forests?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.6
'अशोकसुन्दर्युवाच- शिवस्यापि सुपुण्यस्य सुताहं शृणु साम्प्रतम् । स्वसाहं कार्तिकेयस्य जननी गोत्रजापि मे
'aśokasundaryuvāca- śivasyāpi supuṇyasya sutāhaṃ śṛṇu sāmpratam | svasāhaṃ kārtikeyasya jananī gotrajāpi me
Aśokasundarī said: I am the daughter of the most holy Śiva — hear now; I am the sister of Kārtikeya, and his mother is of my lineage too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.7
बालभावेन सम्प्राप्ता लीलया नन्दनं वनम् । भवान्कोहि किमर्थं तु मामेवं परिपृच्छति
bālabhāvena samprāptā līlayā nandanaṃ vanam | bhavānkohi kimarthaṃ tu māmevaṃ paripṛcchati
In childish play I came to the Nandana wood for sport. But who are you, and why do you question me thus?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.8
हुण्ड उवाच- विप्रचित्तेः सुतश्चाहं गुणलक्षणसंयुतः। हुण्डेति नाम्ना विख्यातो बलवीर्यमदोद्धतः
huṇḍa uvāca- vipracitteḥ sutaścāhaṃ guṇalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ| huṇḍeti nāmnā vikhyāto balavīryamadoddhataḥ
Huṇḍa said: I am the son of Vipracitti, endowed with (good) qualities and marks; renowned by the name Huṇḍa, arrogant with the intoxication of strength and valour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.9
दैत्यानामप्यहं श्रेष्ठो मत्समो नास्ति राक्षसः । देवेषु मर्त्यलोकेषु तपसा यशसा कुले
daityānāmapyahaṃ śreṣṭho matsamo nāsti rākṣasaḥ | deveṣu martyalokeṣu tapasā yaśasā kule
Among the Daityas too I am the foremost; there is no Rākṣasa equal to me — among gods or in the worlds of mortals — in austerity, in fame, in family,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.10
अन्येषु नागलोकेषु धनभोगैर्वरानने । दर्शनात्ते विशालाक्षि हतः कन्दर्पमार्गणैः
anyeṣu nāgalokeṣu dhanabhogairvarānane | darśanātte viśālākṣi hataḥ kandarpamārgaṇaiḥ
"(And) among the other, the serpent worlds, in wealth and enjoyments, O fair-faced one — since seeing you, O large-eyed one, I have been slain by the arrows of Kandarpa (Love)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.11
शरणं ते ह्यहं प्राप्तः प्रसादसुमुखी भव । भव स्ववल्लभा भार्या मम प्राणसमा प्रिया
śaraṇaṃ te hyahaṃ prāptaḥ prasādasumukhī bhava | bhava svavallabhā bhāryā mama prāṇasamā priyā
"For I have come to you for refuge; be gracious of face. Become my own beloved wife, dear as my life-breath."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.12
अशोकसुन्दर्युवाच- श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि सर्वसंबंधकारणम्। भवितव्या सुजातस्य लोके स्त्री पुरुषस्य हि
aśokasundaryuvāca- śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi sarvasaṃbaṃdhakāraṇam| bhavitavyā sujātasya loke strī puruṣasya hi
Aśokasundarī said: "Listen, I shall tell (you) the whole ground of the connection. For a well-born man in this world there is a woman destined (for him),"
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PdP 2 103.13
भवितव्यस्तथा भर्ता स्त्रिया यः सदृशो गुणैः । संसारे लोकमार्गोयं शृणु हुण्ड यथाविधि
bhavitavyastathā bhartā striyā yaḥ sadṛśo guṇaiḥ | saṃsāre lokamārgoyaṃ śṛṇu huṇḍa yathāvidhi
"and likewise there is destined for a woman a husband who is her equal in qualities. This is the way of the world in saṃsāra; hear it duly, Huṇḍa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.14
अस्त्येव कारणं चात्र यथा तेन भवाम्यहम् । सुभार्या दैत्यराजेन्द्र शृणुष्व यतमानसः
astyeva kāraṇaṃ cātra yathā tena bhavāmyaham | subhāryā daityarājendra śṛṇuṣva yatamānasaḥ
"And there is indeed a reason here, why I am to be his good wife, O great king of the Daityas; listen with attentive mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.15
वृक्षराजादहं जाता यदा काले महामते । शम्भोर्भावं सुसङ्गृह्य पार्वत्या कल्पिता ह्यहम्
vṛkṣarājādahaṃ jātā yadā kāle mahāmate | śambhorbhāvaṃ susaṅgṛhya pārvatyā kalpitā hyaham
"I was born from the king of trees at that time, O great-minded one; taking well hold of Śambhu's intent, I was fashioned by Pārvatī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.16
देवस्यानुमते देव्या सृष्टो भर्ता ममैव हि । सोमवंशे महाप्राज्ञः स धर्मात्मा भविष्यति
devasyānumate devyā sṛṣṭo bhartā mamaiva hi | somavaṃśe mahāprājñaḥ sa dharmātmā bhaviṣyati
"With the god's consent a husband was created for me by the Goddess: in the Lunar dynasty he will be, of great wisdom, righteous in soul,"
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PdP 2 103.17
जिष्णुर्जिष्णुसमो वीर्ये तेजसा पावकोपमः। सर्वज्ञः सत्यसन्धश्च त्यागे वैश्रवणोपमः
jiṣṇurjiṣṇusamo vīrye tejasā pāvakopamaḥ| sarvajñaḥ satyasandhaśca tyāge vaiśravaṇopamaḥ
"victorious, equal to the Victorious One in valour, like fire in energy, all-knowing, true to his promise, like Vaiśravaṇa in giving,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.18
यज्वा दानपतिः सोपि रूपेण मन्मथोपमः । नहुषोनाम धर्मात्मा गुणशील महानिधिः
yajvā dānapatiḥ sopi rūpeṇa manmathopamaḥ | nahuṣonāma dharmātmā guṇaśīla mahānidhiḥ
"a sacrificer, a lord of gifts, and in beauty like Manmatha: righteous in soul, Nahuṣa by name, a great treasure-house of virtue and good conduct."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.19
देव्या देवेन मे दत्तःख्यातोभर्ताभविष्यति । तस्मात्सर्वगुणोपेतं पुत्रमाप्स्यामि सुन्दरम्
devyā devena me dattaḥkhyātobhartābhaviṣyati | tasmātsarvaguṇopetaṃ putramāpsyāmi sundaram
"He, declared to me by the Goddess and by the God, will be my husband; and from him I shall obtain a handsome son endowed with all virtues,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.20
इन्द्रोपेन्द्र समं लोके ययातिं जनवल्लभम्। लप्स्याम्यहं रणे धीरं तस्माच्छम्भोः प्रसादतः
indropendra samaṃ loke yayātiṃ janavallabham| lapsyāmyahaṃ raṇe dhīraṃ tasmācchambhoḥ prasādataḥ
"Yayāti, in this world the equal of Indra and Upendra, dear to the people, steadfast in battle — him I shall obtain, by Śambhu's grace."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.21
अहं पतिव्रता वीर परभार्या विशेषतः। अतस्त्वं सर्वथा हुण्ड त्यज भ्रान्तिमितोव्रज
ahaṃ pativratā vīra parabhāryā viśeṣataḥ| atastvaṃ sarvathā huṇḍa tyaja bhrāntimitovraja
"I am devoted to my husband, hero, and moreover another's wife; therefore, Huṇḍa, by all means abandon your delusion and go from here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.22
प्रहस्यैव वचो ब्रूते अशोकसुन्दरीं प्रति। 'हुण्ड उवाच- नैव युक्तं त्वया प्रोक्तं देव्या देवेन चैव हि
prahasyaiva vaco brūte aśokasundarīṃ prati| 'huṇḍa uvāca- naiva yuktaṃ tvayā proktaṃ devyā devena caiva hi
Laughing outright he speaks words to Aśokasundarī. Huṇḍa said: "What you have said is not right at all, nor (what was said) by the Goddess and the God."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.23
नहुषोनाम धर्मात्मा सोमवंशे भविष्यति। भवती वयसा श्रेष्ठा कनिष्ठो न स युज्यते
nahuṣonāma dharmātmā somavaṃśe bhaviṣyati| bhavatī vayasā śreṣṭhā kaniṣṭho na sa yujyate
"One righteous in soul, Nahuṣa by name, will (only) come to be in the Lunar dynasty. You are the elder in years; he, being younger, is not a fit (match)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.24
कनिष्ठा स्त्री प्रशस्ता तु पुरुषो न प्रशस्यते । कदा स पुरुषो भद्रे तव भर्ता भविष्यति
kaniṣṭhā strī praśastā tu puruṣo na praśasyate | kadā sa puruṣo bhadre tava bhartā bhaviṣyati
"A woman who is younger is commended, but a man (who is younger) is not commended. When, good lady, will that man become your husband?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.25
तारुण्यं यौवनं चापि नाशमेवं प्रयास्यति। यौवनस्य बलेनापि रूपवत्यः सदा स्त्रियः
tāruṇyaṃ yauvanaṃ cāpi nāśamevaṃ prayāsyati| yauvanasya balenāpi rūpavatyaḥ sadā striyaḥ
"Youth and the bloom of youth will thus go to destruction; it is by the strength of youth that women are always beautiful,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.26
पुरुषाणां वल्लभत्वं प्रयान्ति वरवर्णिनि । तारुण्यं हि महामूलं युवतीनां वरानने
puruṣāṇāṃ vallabhatvaṃ prayānti varavarṇini | tāruṇyaṃ hi mahāmūlaṃ yuvatīnāṃ varānane
"and attain the state of being dear to men, O lady of fair colour. For youth is the great root (of it) for young women, O fair-faced one;"
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PdP 2 103.28
तस्या धारेण भुंजंति भोगान्कामान्मनोनुगान् । कदा सोभ्येष्यते भद्रे आयोः पुत्रः शृणुष्व मे २७। यौवनं वर्ततेऽद्यैव वृथा चैव भविष्यति। गर्भत्वं च शिशुत्वं च कौमारं च निशामय
tasyā dhāreṇa bhuṃjaṃti bhogānkāmānmanonugān | kadā sobhyeṣyate bhadre āyoḥ putraḥ śṛṇuṣva me 27| yauvanaṃ vartate'dyaiva vṛthā caiva bhaviṣyati| garbhatvaṃ ca śiśutvaṃ ca kaumāraṃ ca niśāmaya
"by its stream they enjoy pleasures and desires that follow the mind. When, good lady, will that son of Āyu come? Listen to me. (27) Youth is present this very day and will (else) become useless. Consider (too) the time in the womb, infancy, and boyhood:"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.29
कदासौ यौवनोपेतस्तव योग्यो भविष्यति । यौवनस्य प्रभावेन पिबस्व मधुमाधवीम्
kadāsau yauvanopetastava yogyo bhaviṣyati | yauvanasya prabhāvena pibasva madhumādhavīm
"when will he, endowed with youth, become fit for you? By the power of youth, drink the honey-wine,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.30
मया सह विशालाक्षि रमस्व त्वं सुखेन वै। हुण्डस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा शिवस्य तनया पुनः
mayā saha viśālākṣi ramasva tvaṃ sukhena vai| huṇḍasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śivasya tanayā punaḥ
"and take pleasure with me happily, O large-eyed one." Having heard Huṇḍa's speech, the daughter of Śiva again
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PdP 2 103.31
उवाच दानवेन्द्रं तं साध्वसेन समन्विता। अष्टाविञ्शतिके प्राप्ते द्वापराख्ये युगे तदा
uvāca dānavendraṃ taṃ sādhvasena samanvitā| aṣṭāviñśatike prāpte dvāparākhye yuge tadā
Filled with alarm, she said to that lord of the Dānavas: "When the twenty-eighth age, called Dvāpara, has come,
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PdP 2 103.32
शेषावतारो धर्मात्मा वसुदेवसुतो बलः। रेवतस्य सुतां दिव्यां भार्यां स च करिष्यति
śeṣāvatāro dharmātmā vasudevasuto balaḥ| revatasya sutāṃ divyāṃ bhāryāṃ sa ca kariṣyati
then Bala, the son of Vasudeva, whose nature is righteousness, an incarnation of Śeṣa — he will make the divine daughter of Revata his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.33
सापि जाता महाभाग कृताख्ये हि युगोत्तमे । युगत्रयप्रमाणेन सा हि ज्येष्ठा बलादपि
sāpi jātā mahābhāga kṛtākhye hi yugottame | yugatrayapramāṇena sā hi jyeṣṭhā balādapi
And she, O greatly fortunate one, was born in the best of ages, the one called Kṛta; by the measure of three ages she is indeed older than Bala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.34
बलस्य सा प्रिया जाता रेवती प्राणसम्मिता। भविष्यद्वापरे प्राप्त इह सा तु भविष्यति
balasya sā priyā jātā revatī prāṇasammitā| bhaviṣyadvāpare prāpta iha sā tu bhaviṣyati
She became Bala's beloved, Revatī, as dear to him as his life; when the coming Dvāpara arrives, she will come to be here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.35
मायावती पुरा जाता गन्धर्वतनया वरा । अपहृत्य नियम्यैव शम्बरो दानवोत्तमः
māyāvatī purā jātā gandharvatanayā varā | apahṛtya niyamyaiva śambaro dānavottamaḥ
Māyāvatī was formerly born as an excellent daughter of a Gandharva; Śambara, the foremost of Dānavas, carried her off and held her captive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.36
तस्या भर्ता समाख्यातो माधवस्य सुतो बली। प्रद्युम्नो नाम वीरेशो यादवेश्वरनन्दनः
tasyā bhartā samākhyāto mādhavasya suto balī| pradyumno nāma vīreśo yādaveśvaranandanaḥ
Her husband is declared to be the mighty son of Mādhava, the hero-lord named Pradyumna, the son of the lord of the Yādavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.37
तस्मिन्युगे भविष्येत भाव्यं दृष्टं पुरातनैः। व्यासादिभिर्महाभागैर्ज्ञानवद्भिर्महात्मभिः
tasminyuge bhaviṣyeta bhāvyaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ purātanaiḥ| vyāsādibhirmahābhāgairjñānavadbhirmahātmabhiḥ
In that age it will come to pass — what is to be has been seen by the ancients, by the greatly fortunate, knowing great-souled ones, Vyāsa and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.38
एवं हि दृश्यते दैत्य वाक्यं देव्या तदोदितम्। मां प्रति हि जगद्धात्र्या पुत्र्या हिमवतस्तदा
evaṃ hi dṛśyate daitya vākyaṃ devyā tadoditam| māṃ prati hi jagaddhātryā putryā himavatastadā
Thus, O Daitya, is seen the word then spoken by the Goddess — spoken to me by the world's sustainer, the daughter of Himavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.39
त्वं तु लोभेन कामेन लुब्धो वदसि दुष्कृतम् । किल्बिषेण समाजुष्टं वेदशास्त्रविवर्जितम्
tvaṃ tu lobhena kāmena lubdho vadasi duṣkṛtam | kilbiṣeṇa samājuṣṭaṃ vedaśāstravivarjitam
But you, greedy through greed and desire, speak what is ill-done, tainted with sin, devoid of the Vedas and the scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.40
यद्यस्यदिष्टमेवास्ति शुभं वाप्यशुभं दृढम् । पूर्वकर्मानुसारेण तत्तस्य परिजायते
yadyasyadiṣṭamevāsti śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ dṛḍham | pūrvakarmānusāreṇa tattasya parijāyate
Whatever is destined for someone, be it good or firmly fixed evil, that comes to him in accordance with his former deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.41
देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च वदने यत्सुभाषितम्। निःसरेद्यदि सत्यं तदन्यथा नैव जायते
devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca vadane yatsubhāṣitam| niḥsaredyadi satyaṃ tadanyathā naiva jāyate
And whatever well-spoken word issues from the mouth of the gods and of the brāhmaṇas, if it is true, that does not turn out otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.42
मद्भाग्यादेवमाज्ञातं नहुषस्यापि तस्य च। समायोगं विचार्यैवं देव्या प्रोक्तं शिवेन च
madbhāgyādevamājñātaṃ nahuṣasyāpi tasya ca| samāyogaṃ vicāryaivaṃ devyā proktaṃ śivena ca
By my good fortune it was thus made known concerning Nahuṣa too: having considered the union in this way, it was declared by the Goddess and by Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.43
एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ त्यज भ्रान्तिं मनःस्थिताम्। नैव शक्तो भवान्दैत्य मे मनश्चालितुं ध्रुवम्
evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha tyaja bhrāntiṃ manaḥsthitām| naiva śakto bhavāndaitya me manaścālituṃ dhruvam
Knowing this, become calm; abandon the delusion set in your mind. You are surely not able, O Daitya, to move my mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.44
पतिव्रता दृढा चित्ते स को मे चालितुं क्षमः। महाशापेन धक्ष्यामि इतो गच्छ महासुर
pativratā dṛḍhā citte sa ko me cālituṃ kṣamaḥ| mahāśāpena dhakṣyāmi ito gaccha mahāsura
I am devoted to my husband, firm in my thoughts — who is capable of moving me? I will burn (you) with a great curse; go away from here, O great Asura!
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PdP 2 103.45
एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं हुण्डो वै दानवो बली । मनसा चिन्तयामास कथं भार्या भवेदियम्
evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ huṇḍo vai dānavo balī | manasā cintayāmāsa kathaṃ bhāryā bhavediyam
Hearing that speech of hers, the mighty Dānava Huṇḍa thought within his mind: "How might she become my wife?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.47
विचिन्त्य हुण्डो मायावी अन्तर्धानं समागतः । ततो निष्क्रम्य वेगेन तस्मात्स्थानाद्विहाय ताम्। अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे प्राप्ते मायां कृत्वा तमोमयीम् ४६। दिव्यं मायामयं रूपं कृत्वा नार्यास्तु दानवः । मायया कन्यका रूपो बभूव मम नन्दन
vicintya huṇḍo māyāvī antardhānaṃ samāgataḥ | tato niṣkramya vegena tasmātsthānādvihāya tām| anyasmindivase prāpte māyāṃ kṛtvā tamomayīm 46| divyaṃ māyāmayaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā nāryāstu dānavaḥ | māyayā kanyakā rūpo babhūva mama nandana
Having thought it over, Huṇḍa the illusionist vanished; then, rushing swiftly out from that place, he left her. And when another day came, he made an illusion consisting of darkness, and the Dānava, making a divine illusory form of a woman, became by illusion one having the form of a maiden, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.49
सा कन्यापि वरारोहा मायारूपागमत्ततः। हास्यलीला समायुक्ता यत्रास्ते भवनन्दिनी४८। उवाच वाक्यं स्निग्धेव अशोकसुन्दरीं प्रति । कासि कस्यासि सुभगे तिष्ठसि त्वं तपोवने
sā kanyāpi varārohā māyārūpāgamattataḥ| hāsyalīlā samāyuktā yatrāste bhavanandinī48| uvāca vākyaṃ snigdheva aśokasundarīṃ prati | kāsi kasyāsi subhage tiṣṭhasi tvaṃ tapovane
And that maiden too, with lovely hips, then came in the illusory form, and joined with laughter and playfulness (approached) the place where Bhava's daughter was; as if affectionately she spoke a word to Aśokasundarī: "Who are you, whose are you, fortunate one? You are dwelling in a penance-grove."
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PdP 2 103.50
किमर्थं क्रियते बाले कामशोषणकं तपः। तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुभगे किन्निमित्तं सुदुष्करम्
kimarthaṃ kriyate bāle kāmaśoṣaṇakaṃ tapaḥ| tanmamācakṣva subhage kinnimittaṃ suduṣkaram
"For what purpose, girl, is this penance performed that dries up desire? Tell me that, fortunate one — on what account this very hard (austerity)?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.51
तन्निशम्य शुभं वाक्यं दानवेनापि भाषितम् । मायारूपेण छन्नेन साभिलाषेण सत्वरम्
tanniśamya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ dānavenāpi bhāṣitam | māyārūpeṇa channena sābhilāṣeṇa satvaram
Having heard that fair speech, spoken by the Dānava too — concealed in an illusory form, with (his own) longing — she at once
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PdP 2 103.52
आत्मसृष्टि सुवृत्तान्तं प्रवृत्तं तु यथा पुरा । तपसः कारणं सर्वं समाचष्ट सुदुःखिता
ātmasṛṣṭi suvṛttāntaṃ pravṛttaṃ tu yathā purā | tapasaḥ kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ samācaṣṭa suduḥkhitā
related, in great sorrow, the whole good account of her own creation, how it had come about before, and the entire reason for her penance.
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PdP 2 103.53
उपप्लवं तु तस्यापि दानवस्य दुरात्मनः। मायारूपं न जानाति सौहृदात्कथितं तया
upaplavaṃ tu tasyāpi dānavasya durātmanaḥ| māyārūpaṃ na jānāti sauhṛdātkathitaṃ tayā
But (she) did not know the deceitful onslaught of that evil-souled Dānava, nor (that it was) a form of magic; out of friendliness (all this) was told by her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.54
"हुण्ड उवाच- पतिव्रतासि हे देवि साधुव्रतपरायणा। साधुशीलसमाचारा साधुचारा महासती
"huṇḍa uvāca- pativratāsi he devi sādhuvrataparāyaṇā| sādhuśīlasamācārā sādhucārā mahāsatī
Huṇḍa said: You are devoted to your husband, O goddess, intent upon good vows, of good character and conduct, walking in goodness, a great and virtuous woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.55
अहं पतिव्रता भद्रे पतिव्रतपरायणा। तपश्चरामि सुभगे भर्तुरर्थे महासती
ahaṃ pativratā bhadre pativrataparāyaṇā| tapaścarāmi subhage bharturarthe mahāsatī
I too am devoted to my husband, good lady, intent on the vow of fidelity; I practise austerity, fortunate one, for my husband's sake, a great faithful wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.56
मम भर्ता हतस्तेन हुंडेनापि दुरात्मना। तस्य नाशाय वै घोरं तपस्यामि महत्तपः
mama bhartā hatastena huṃḍenāpi durātmanā| tasya nāśāya vai ghoraṃ tapasyāmi mahattapaḥ
My husband was slain by that same evil-souled Huṇḍa; for his destruction I practise a fearsome, great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.57
एहि मे स्वाश्रमे पुण्ये गंगातीरे वसाम्यहम्। अन्यैर्मनोहरैर्वाक्यैरुक्ता प्रत्ययकारकैः
ehi me svāśrame puṇye gaṃgātīre vasāmyaham| anyairmanoharairvākyairuktā pratyayakārakaiḥ
Come to my own holy hermitage — I dwell on the bank of the Gaṅgā. (She was) addressed with other charming words that produced confidence,
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PdP 2 103.58
हुंडेन सखिभावेन मोहिता शिवनंदिनी। समाकृष्टा सुवेगेन महामोहेन मोहिता
huṃḍena sakhibhāvena mohitā śivanaṃdinī| samākṛṣṭā suvegena mahāmohena mohitā
and Śiva's daughter, deluded by Huṇḍa in the guise of a friend, was carried off with great speed, bewildered by a great delusion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.59
आनीतात्मगृहं दिव्यमनौपम्यं सुशोभनम्। मेरोस्तु शिखरे पुत्र वैडूर्याख्यं पुरोत्तमम्
ānītātmagṛhaṃ divyamanaupamyaṃ suśobhanam| merostu śikhare putra vaiḍūryākhyaṃ purottamam
and brought to his own dwelling, divine, incomparable, most beautiful. On the peak of Meru, my son, there is a foremost city named Vaidūrya,
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PdP 2 103.60
अस्ति सर्वगुणोपेतं कांचनाख्यं महाशिवम्। तुंगप्रासादसंबाधैः कलशैर्दंडचामरैः
asti sarvaguṇopetaṃ kāṃcanākhyaṃ mahāśivam| tuṃgaprāsādasaṃbādhaiḥ kalaśairdaṃḍacāmaraiḥ
endowed with every excellence, called Kāñcana, greatly auspicious, crowded with lofty palaces, with domes, staffs and yak-tail fans,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.61
नानवृक्षसमोपेतैर्वनैर्नीलैर्घनोपमैः। वापीकूपतडागैश्च नदीभिस्तु जलाशयैः
nānavṛkṣasamopetairvanairnīlairghanopamaiḥ| vāpīkūpataḍāgaiśca nadībhistu jalāśayaiḥ
with woods furnished with many kinds of trees, dark like clouds, and with tanks, wells and ponds, with rivers and reservoirs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.62
शोभमानं महारत्नैः प्राकारैर्हेमसंयतैः। सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थं सम्पूर्णं दानवस्य हि
śobhamānaṃ mahāratnaiḥ prākārairhemasaṃyataiḥ| sarvakāmasamṛddhārthaṃ sampūrṇaṃ dānavasya hi
shining with great jewels, with ramparts bound with gold, abounding in all objects of desire — (such) indeed was the Dānava's (city), complete in everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.63
ददृशे सा पुरं रम्यमशोकसुन्दरी तदा। कस्य देवस्य संस्थानं कथयस्व सखे मम
dadṛśe sā puraṃ ramyamaśokasundarī tadā| kasya devasya saṃsthānaṃ kathayasva sakhe mama
Then Aśokasundarī looked upon that lovely city (and said:) "Tell me, friend, of what god is this the abode?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.64
सोवाच दानवेन्द्रस्य दृष्टपूर्वस्य वै त्वया। तस्य स्थानं महाभागे सोऽहं दानवपुङ्गवः
sovāca dānavendrasya dṛṣṭapūrvasya vai tvayā| tasya sthānaṃ mahābhāge so'haṃ dānavapuṅgavaḥ
She (the disguised one) said: It is the place of the lord of the Dānavas, whom you have seen before; that is his abode, greatly fortunate one — and I am he, that bull among Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.65
मया त्वं तु समानीता मायया वरवर्णिनि । तामाभाष्य गृहं नीता शातकौम्भं सुशोभनम्
mayā tvaṃ tu samānītā māyayā varavarṇini | tāmābhāṣya gṛhaṃ nītā śātakaumbhaṃ suśobhanam
"You have been brought here by me through magic, O lady of lovely hue." Having spoken to her, she was led into a beautiful house of gold,
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PdP 2 103.66
नानावेश्मैः समाजुष्टं कैलासशिखरोपमम्। निवेश्य सुंदरीं तत्र दोलायां कामपीडितः
nānāveśmaiḥ samājuṣṭaṃ kailāsaśikharopamam| niveśya suṃdarīṃ tatra dolāyāṃ kāmapīḍitaḥ
furnished with many chambers, resembling the peak of Kailāsa; having seated the beautiful woman there upon a swing, (he), tormented by desire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.67
पुनः स्वरूपी दैत्येन्द्रः कामबाणप्रपीडितः। करसम्पुटमाबध्य उवाच वचनं तदा
punaḥ svarūpī daityendraḥ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ| karasampuṭamābadhya uvāca vacanaṃ tadā
the lord of the Daityas, again in his own form, pierced by the arrows of love, joining his palms together, then spoke these words:
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PdP 2 103.68
यं यं त्वं वाञ्छसे भद्रे तं तं दद्मि न संशयः। भज मां त्वं विशालाक्षिभजन्तं कामपीडितम्
yaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ vāñchase bhadre taṃ taṃ dadmi na saṃśayaḥ| bhaja māṃ tvaṃ viśālākṣibhajantaṃ kāmapīḍitam
Whatever you wish, good lady, that I shall give — no doubt of it. Love me, O wide-eyed one, who love you and am tormented by desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.69
'श्रीदेव्युवाच- नैव चालयितुं शक्तो भवान्मां दानवेश्वरः। मनसापि न वै धार्यं मम मोहं समागतम्
'śrīdevyuvāca- naiva cālayituṃ śakto bhavānmāṃ dānaveśvaraḥ| manasāpi na vai dhāryaṃ mama mohaṃ samāgatam
The goddess said: You, lord of the Dānavas, are not able to move me at all; not even in thought is (this) to be entertained — that infatuation has come upon me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.70
भवादृशैर्महापापैर्देवैर्वा दानवाधमैः। दुष्प्राप्याहं न संदेहो मा वदस्व पुनः पुनः
bhavādṛśairmahāpāpairdevairvā dānavādhamaiḥ| duṣprāpyāhaṃ na saṃdeho mā vadasva punaḥ punaḥ
By great sinners such as you, or by gods, or by the lowest of Dānavas, I am not to be obtained — there is no doubt; do not speak (thus) again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.71
स्कन्दानुजा सा तपसाभियुक्ता जाज्वल्यमाना महता रुषा च। संहर्तुकामा परि दानवं तं कालस्य जिह्वेव यथा स्फुरन्ती
skandānujā sā tapasābhiyuktā jājvalyamānā mahatā ruṣā ca| saṃhartukāmā pari dānavaṃ taṃ kālasya jihveva yathā sphurantī
She, Skanda's younger sister, joined with austerity, blazing with great fury, wishing to destroy that Dānava utterly, flickering like the tongue of Death,
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PdP 2 103.72
पुनरुवाच सा देवी तमेवं दानवाधमम् । उग्रं कर्म कृतं पाप चात्मनाशनहेतवे
punaruvāca sā devī tamevaṃ dānavādhamam | ugraṃ karma kṛtaṃ pāpa cātmanāśanahetave
the goddess spoke again thus to that lowest of Dānavas: A cruel deed have you done, O sinner, and it will cause your own destruction.
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PdP 2 103.73
आत्मवञ्शस्य नाशाय स्वजनस्यास्य वै त्वया। दीप्ता स्वगृहमानीता सुशिखा कृष्णवर्त्मनः
ātmavañśasya nāśāya svajanasyāsya vai tvayā| dīptā svagṛhamānītā suśikhā kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ
For the destruction of your own line and of these your own kinsmen, you have indeed brought into your own house the blazing, high-flaming (fire) of the black-track (Agni).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.74
यथाऽशुभः कूटपक्षी सर्वशोकैः समुद्गतः। गृहं तु विशते यस्य तस्य नाशं प्रयच्छति
yathā'śubhaḥ kūṭapakṣī sarvaśokaiḥ samudgataḥ| gṛhaṃ tu viśate yasya tasya nāśaṃ prayacchati
Just as an inauspicious kūṭa-bird, arisen with every kind of grief, when it enters someone's house, brings destruction to him—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.75
स्वजनस्य च सर्वस्य सधनस्य कुलस्य च। स द्विजो नाशमिच्छेत विशत्येव यदा गृहम्
svajanasya ca sarvasya sadhanasya kulasya ca| sa dvijo nāśamiccheta viśatyeva yadā gṛham
whenever that twice-born (bird) enters a house, it must be wishing the ruin of all one's own people, of one's wealth and of one's family—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.76
तथा तेहं गृहं प्राप्ता तव नाशं समीहती । पुत्राणां धनधान्यस्य तव वंशस्य साम्प्रतम्
tathā tehaṃ gṛhaṃ prāptā tava nāśaṃ samīhatī | putrāṇāṃ dhanadhānyasya tava vaṃśasya sāmpratam
so I too, having come to your house, am seeking your destruction—now the destruction of your sons, your wealth and grain, and your lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.77
जीवं कुलं धनं धान्यं पुत्रपौत्रादिकं तव। सर्वं ते नाशयित्वाहं यास्यामि च न संशयः
jīvaṃ kulaṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ putrapautrādikaṃ tava| sarvaṃ te nāśayitvāhaṃ yāsyāmi ca na saṃśayaḥ
Your life, your family, your wealth, your grain, your sons and grandsons and the rest—having destroyed all of yours, I shall go; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.78
यथा त्वयाहमानीता चरन्ती परमं तपः । पतिकामा प्रवाञ्च्छन्ती नहुषं चायुनन्दनम्
yathā tvayāhamānītā carantī paramaṃ tapaḥ | patikāmā pravāñcchantī nahuṣaṃ cāyunandanam
Just as I was carried off by you while I was practising the highest austerity, desiring a husband, longing for Nahuṣa the son of Āyu,
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PdP 2 103.79
तथा त्वां मम भर्ता च नाशयिष्यति दानव । मन्निमित्तउपायोऽयं दृष्टो देवेन वै पुरा
tathā tvāṃ mama bhartā ca nāśayiṣyati dānava | mannimittaupāyo'yaṃ dṛṣṭo devena vai purā
so, Dānava, my husband will destroy you. This device on my account was foreseen long ago by the god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.80
सत्येयं लौकिकी गाथा यां गायन्ति विदो जनाः। प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते लोके न विन्दन्ति कुबुद्धयः
satyeyaṃ laukikī gāthā yāṃ gāyanti vido janāḥ| pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate loke na vindanti kubuddhayaḥ
True is this worldly saying which knowing people sing; it is seen plainly in the world, yet the dull-witted do not grasp it:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.81
येन यत्र प्रभोक्तव्यं यस्माद्दुःखसुखादिकम्। स एव भुंजते तत्र तस्मादेव न संशयः
yena yatra prabhoktavyaṃ yasmādduḥkhasukhādikam| sa eva bhuṃjate tatra tasmādeva na saṃśayaḥ
by whom, where, and from what cause a thing—pain or pleasure and the like—is to be experienced, he alone experiences it there and from that very cause; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.82
कर्मणोस्य फलं भुङ्क्ष्व स्वकीयस्य महीतले। यास्यसे निरयस्थानं परदाराभिमर्शनात्
karmaṇosya phalaṃ bhuṅkṣva svakīyasya mahītale| yāsyase nirayasthānaṃ paradārābhimarśanāt
Enjoy here on earth the fruit of this deed of your own; you will go to the place of hell for having laid hands on another's wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.83
सुतीक्ष्णं हि सुधारं तु सुखड्गं च विघट्टति। अङ्गुल्यग्रेण कोपाय तथा मां विद्धि साम्प्रतम्
sutīkṣṇaṃ hi sudhāraṃ tu sukhaḍgaṃ ca vighaṭṭati| aṅgulyagreṇa kopāya tathā māṃ viddhi sāmpratam
A very sharp, well-edged, fine sword cuts (when touched) with the fingertip, to (one's) grief; know me to be just such, now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.84
सिंहस्य सम्मुखं गत्वा क्रुद्धस्य गर्जितस्य च। को लुनाति मुखात्केशान्साहसाकारसंयुतः
siṃhasya sammukhaṃ gatvā kruddhasya garjitasya ca| ko lunāti mukhātkeśānsāhasākārasaṃyutaḥ
Who, going right up in front of an angry, roaring lion, plucks the hairs from its mouth, being possessed of such reckless action?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.85
सत्याचारां दमोपेतां नियतां तपसि स्थिताम्। निधनं चेच्छते यो वै स वै मां भोक्तुमिच्छति
satyācārāṃ damopetāṃ niyatāṃ tapasi sthitām| nidhanaṃ cecchate yo vai sa vai māṃ bhoktumicchati
Whoever wishes for the death of a woman of truthful conduct, endowed with self-restraint, disciplined, established in austerity—he indeed wishes to enjoy me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.86
समणिं कृष्णसर्पस्य जीवमानस्य साम्प्रतम् । गृहीतुमिच्छते सो हि यथा कालेन प्रेषितः
samaṇiṃ kṛṣṇasarpasya jīvamānasya sāmpratam | gṛhītumicchate so hi yathā kālena preṣitaḥ
Just as one who has been sent by Time wishes now to seize together with its jewel a black serpent that is alive—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.87
भवांस्तु प्रेषितो मूढ कालेन कालमोहितः । तदा ते ईदृशी जाता कुमतिः किं नपश्यसि
bhavāṃstu preṣito mūḍha kālena kālamohitaḥ | tadā te īdṛśī jātā kumatiḥ kiṃ napaśyasi
so you, fool, have been sent by Time, deluded by Time; that is why such a bad intention has arisen in you. Why do you not see it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.88
ऋते तु आयुपुत्रेण समालोकयते हि कः। अन्यो हि निधनं याति ममरूपावलोकनात्
ṛte tu āyuputreṇa samālokayate hi kaḥ| anyo hi nidhanaṃ yāti mamarūpāvalokanāt
Apart from the son of Āyu, who indeed can look upon (me)? For any other goes to his death from beholding my form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.89
एवमाभाषयित्वा तं गङ्गातीरं गता सती । सशोका दुःखसंविग्ना नियतानि यमान्विता
evamābhāṣayitvā taṃ gaṅgātīraṃ gatā satī | saśokā duḥkhasaṃvignā niyatāni yamānvitā
Having spoken thus to him, the virtuous woman went to the bank of the Ganges, sorrowing, agitated with grief, keeping to her observances and restraints.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.90
पूर्वमाचरितं घोरं पतिकामनया तपः। तव नाशार्थमिच्छंती चरिष्ये दारुणं पुनः
pūrvamācaritaṃ ghoraṃ patikāmanayā tapaḥ| tava nāśārthamicchaṃtī cariṣye dāruṇaṃ punaḥ
"Formerly I practised terrible austerity out of desire for a husband; now, desiring your destruction, I shall practise a fearsome one again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.91
यदा त्वां निहतं दुष्टं नहुषेण महात्मना। निििििशितैर्वज्रसङ्काशैर्बाणैराशीविषोपमैः
yadā tvāṃ nihataṃ duṣṭaṃ nahuṣeṇa mahātmanā| niiiiiśitairvajrasaṅkāśairbāṇairāśīviṣopamaiḥ
When I see you, wicked one, slain by the great-souled Nahuṣa with sharpened arrows like thunderbolts, like venomous snakes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.92
रणे निपतितं पाप मुक्तकेशं सलोहितम् । गतासुं च प्रपश्यामि तदा यास्याम्यहं पतिम्
raṇe nipatitaṃ pāpa muktakeśaṃ salohitam | gatāsuṃ ca prapaśyāmi tadā yāsyāmyahaṃ patim
fallen in battle, sinner, your hair loosed, covered in blood and life gone—then I shall go to my husband."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.93
एवं सुनियमं कृत्वा गंगातीरमनुत्तमम्। संस्थिता हुंडनाशाय निश्चला शिवनंदिनी
evaṃ suniyamaṃ kṛtvā gaṃgātīramanuttamam| saṃsthitā huṃḍanāśāya niścalā śivanaṃdinī
Having thus made a firm resolve, Śiva's daughter took her stand, unmoving, on the incomparable bank of the Gaṅgā, for the destruction of Huṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.94
वह्नेर्यथादीप्तिमती शिखोज्ज्वला तेजोभियुक्ता प्रदहेत्सुलोकान्। क्रोधेन दीप्ता विबुधेशपुत्री गङ्गातटे दुश्चरमाचरत्तपः
vahneryathādīptimatī śikhojjvalā tejobhiyuktā pradahetsulokān| krodhena dīptā vibudheśaputrī gaṅgātaṭe duścaramācarattapaḥ
Like a blazing flame of fire, brilliant with its tongues, joined with heat, which might burn up the worlds — so the daughter of the lord of the gods, aflame with anger, practiced hard austerity on the bank of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.95
"कुञ्जल उवाच- एवमुक्ता महाभाग शिवस्य तनया गता । गङ्गांभसि ततः स्नात्वा स्वपुरे काञ्चनाह्वये
"kuñjala uvāca- evamuktā mahābhāga śivasya tanayā gatā | gaṅgāṃbhasi tataḥ snātvā svapure kāñcanāhvaye
Kuñjala said: Thus addressed, O greatly fortunate one, Śiva's daughter went away, and then, having bathed in the water of the Gaṅgā, (she went) to her own city named Kāñcana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.96
तपश्चचार तन्वङ्गी हुण्डस्य वधहेतवे । अशोकसुन्दरी बाला सत्येन च समन्विता
tapaścacāra tanvaṅgī huṇḍasya vadhahetave | aśokasundarī bālā satyena ca samanvitā
The slender-limbed one performed austerity in order to bring about the killing of Huṇḍa — the girl Aśokasundarī, possessed of truthfulness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.97
हुण्डोपि दुःखितोभूतः शापदग्धेन चेतसा। चिंतयामास सन्तप्त अतीव वचनानलैः
huṇḍopi duḥkhitobhūtaḥ śāpadagdhena cetasā| ciṃtayāmāsa santapta atīva vacanānalaiḥ
Huṇḍa too became miserable, his mind scorched by the curse; greatly burned by the fires of (her) words, he brooded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.98
समाहूय अमात्यं तं कम्पनाख्यमथाब्रवीत् । समाचष्ट स वृत्तान्तं तस्याः शापोद्भवं महत्
samāhūya amātyaṃ taṃ kampanākhyamathābravīt | samācaṣṭa sa vṛttāntaṃ tasyāḥ śāpodbhavaṃ mahat
Summoning that minister named Kampana, he then spoke; he related the whole affair, the great matter arising from her curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.99
शप्तोस्म्यशोकसुंदर्या शिवस्यापि सुकन्यया। नहुषस्यापि मे भर्त्तुस्त्वं तु हस्तान्मरिष्यसि
śaptosmyaśokasuṃdaryā śivasyāpi sukanyayā| nahuṣasyāpi me bharttustvaṃ tu hastānmariṣyasi
"I have been cursed by Aśokasundarī, the fair daughter of Śiva: 'You shall die at the hand of Nahuṣa, who is to be my husband.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.100
नैव जातस्त्वसौ गर्भ आयोर्भार्या च गुर्विणी। यथा सत्याद्व्यलीकस्तु तस्याः शापस्तथा कुरु
naiva jātastvasau garbha āyorbhāryā ca gurviṇī| yathā satyādvyalīkastu tasyāḥ śāpastathā kuru
But that embryo is not yet born, and Āyu's wife is pregnant. Act in such a way that her curse becomes false rather than true."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.101
कम्पन उवाच- अपहृत्य प्रियां तस्य आयोश्चापि समानय । अनेनापि प्रकारेण तव शत्रुर्न जायते
kampana uvāca- apahṛtya priyāṃ tasya āyoścāpi samānaya | anenāpi prakāreṇa tava śatrurna jāyate
Kampana said: Carry off his beloved and bring Āyu's (wife) here too. By this method also your enemy will not come to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.102
नो वा प्रपातयस्व त्वं गर्भं तस्याः प्रभीषणैः । अनेनापि प्रकारेण तव शत्रुर्न जायते
no vā prapātayasva tvaṃ garbhaṃ tasyāḥ prabhīṣaṇaiḥ | anenāpi prakāreṇa tava śatrurna jāyate
Or else make her miscarry her embryo by terrifying things. By this method also your enemy will not come to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.103
जन्मकालं प्रतीक्षस्व नहुषस्य दुरात्मनः । अपहृत्य समानीय जहि त्वं पापचेतनम्
janmakālaṃ pratīkṣasva nahuṣasya durātmanaḥ | apahṛtya samānīya jahi tvaṃ pāpacetanam
(Or) wait for the time of the birth of the evil-souled Nahuṣa; then carry him off, bring him here, and kill him, the wicked-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.104
एवं समंत्र्य तेनापि कंपनेन स दानवः । अभूत्स उद्यमोपेतो नहुषस्य प्रणाशने
evaṃ samaṃtrya tenāpi kaṃpanena sa dānavaḥ | abhūtsa udyamopeto nahuṣasya praṇāśane
Having taken counsel thus with that Kampana, the Dānava became bent upon effort for the destruction of Nahuṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.105
'विष्णुरुवाच- एलपुत्रो महाभाग आयुर्नाम क्षितीश्वरः। सार्वभौमः स धर्मात्मा सत्यव्रतपरायणः
'viṣṇuruvāca- elaputro mahābhāga āyurnāma kṣitīśvaraḥ| sārvabhaumaḥ sa dharmātmā satyavrataparāyaṇaḥ
Viṣṇu said: The son of Ilā, O greatly fortunate one, was a lord of the earth named Āyu, a universal sovereign, righteous-souled, devoted to the vow of truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.106
इन्द्रोपेन्द्रसमो राजा तपसा यशसा बलैः। दानयज्ञैः सुपुण्यैश्च सत्येन नियमेन च
indropendrasamo rājā tapasā yaśasā balaiḥ| dānayajñaiḥ supuṇyaiśca satyena niyamena ca
The king was equal to Indra and Upendra in austerity, in fame, in strength, in gifts and most meritorious sacrifices, in truth and in self-restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.107
एकच्छत्रेण वै राज्यं चक्रे भूपतिसत्तमः। पृथिव्यां सर्वधर्मज्ञः सोमवंशस्य भूषणम्
ekacchatreṇa vai rājyaṃ cakre bhūpatisattamaḥ| pṛthivyāṃ sarvadharmajñaḥ somavaṃśasya bhūṣaṇam
That best of kings exercised sovereignty over the earth under a single parasol; knowing all dharma, he was the ornament of the lunar dynasty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.108
पुत्रं न विंदते राजा तेन दुःखी व्यजायत। चिंतयामास धर्मात्मा कथं मे जायते सुतः
putraṃ na viṃdate rājā tena duḥkhī vyajāyata| ciṃtayāmāsa dharmātmā kathaṃ me jāyate sutaḥ
The king obtained no son, and by that he became sorrowful; the righteous-souled one pondered, "How may a son be born to me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.109
इति चिन्तां समापेदे आयुश्च पृथिवीपतिः। पुत्रार्थं परमं यत्नमकरोत्सुसमाहितः
iti cintāṃ samāpede āyuśca pṛthivīpatiḥ| putrārthaṃ paramaṃ yatnamakarotsusamāhitaḥ
Thus Āyu, the lord of the earth, fell into anxiety, and, well-concentrated, he made the utmost effort for the sake of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.110
अत्रिपुत्रो महात्मा वै दत्तात्रेयो महामुनिः। क्रीडमानः स्त्रिया सार्द्धं मदिरारुणलोचनः
atriputro mahātmā vai dattātreyo mahāmuniḥ| krīḍamānaḥ striyā sārddhaṃ madirāruṇalocanaḥ
Now the son of Atri, the great-souled great sage Dattātreya, was playing with a woman, his eyes red with wine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.111
वारुण्या मत्त धर्मात्मा स्त्रीवृन्दैश्च समावृतः। अङ्के युवतिमाधाय सर्वयोषिद्वरां शुभाम्
vāruṇyā matta dharmātmā strīvṛndaiśca samāvṛtaḥ| aṅke yuvatimādhāya sarvayoṣidvarāṃ śubhām
intoxicated with liquor, the righteous-souled one, surrounded by throngs of women, having placed on his lap a young woman, lovely, the best of all females.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.112
गायते नृत्यते विप्रः सुरां च पिबते भृशम्। विना यज्ञोपवीतेन महायोगीश्वरोत्तमः
gāyate nṛtyate vipraḥ surāṃ ca pibate bhṛśam| vinā yajñopavītena mahāyogīśvarottamaḥ
The brahmin sings, he dances, and he drinks liquor abundantly — without the sacred thread, that supreme great lord of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.113
पुष्पमालाभिर्दिव्याभिर्मुक्ताहारपरिच्छदैः । चंदनागुरुदिग्धांगो राजमानो मुनीश्वरः
puṣpamālābhirdivyābhirmuktāhāraparicchadaiḥ | caṃdanāgurudigdhāṃgo rājamāno munīśvaraḥ
With divine garlands of flowers, with pearl necklaces and adornments, his limbs smeared with sandal and aloe-wood, the lord of sages shone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.114
तस्याश्रमं नृपो गत्वा तं दृष्ट्वा द्विजसत्तमम् । प्रणाममकरोन्मूर्ध्ना दण्डवत्सुसमाहितः
tasyāśramaṃ nṛpo gatvā taṃ dṛṣṭvā dvijasattamam | praṇāmamakaronmūrdhnā daṇḍavatsusamāhitaḥ
Going to his hermitage and seeing that best of brahmins, the king made obeisance with his head, prostrate like a staff, wholly composed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.115
अत्रिपुत्रः स धर्मात्मा समालोक्य नृपोत्तमम्। आगतं पुरतो भक्त्या अथ ध्यानं समास्थितः
atriputraḥ sa dharmātmā samālokya nṛpottamam| āgataṃ purato bhaktyā atha dhyānaṃ samāsthitaḥ
That righteous son of Atri, beholding the foremost of kings come before him with devotion, thereupon settled into meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.116
एवं वर्षशतं प्राप्तं तस्य भूपस्य सत्तम। निश्चलं शान्तिमापन्नं मानसं भक्तितत्परम्
evaṃ varṣaśataṃ prāptaṃ tasya bhūpasya sattama| niścalaṃ śāntimāpannaṃ mānasaṃ bhaktitatparam
Thus a hundred years passed for that king, O best one, his mind unwavering, arrived at peace, wholly intent on devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.117
समाहूय उवाचेदं किमर्थं क्लिश्यसे नृप। ब्रह्माचारेण हीनोस्मि ब्रह्मत्वं नास्ति मे कदा
samāhūya uvācedaṃ kimarthaṃ kliśyase nṛpa| brahmācāreṇa hīnosmi brahmatvaṃ nāsti me kadā
Calling (him), he said this: "For what purpose do you trouble yourself, O king? I am destitute of brahminical conduct; I have no brahminhood at any time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.118
सुरामांसप्रलुब्धोऽस्मि स्त्रियासक्तः सदैव हि । वरदाने न मे शक्तिरन्यं शुश्रूष ब्राह्मणम्
surāmāṃsapralubdho'smi striyāsaktaḥ sadaiva hi | varadāne na me śaktiranyaṃ śuśrūṣa brāhmaṇam
I am greedy for liquor and meat, and always attached to women. I have no power to grant boons; serve some other brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 103.119
"आयुरुवाच- भवादृशो महाभाग नास्ति ब्राह्मणसत्तमः। सर्वकामप्रदाता वै त्रैलोक्ये परमेश्वरः
"āyuruvāca- bhavādṛśo mahābhāga nāsti brāhmaṇasattamaḥ| sarvakāmapradātā vai trailokye parameśvaraḥ
Āyu said: "There is no better brahmin than one like you, O greatly fortunate one — a giver of all desires, the supreme lord in the three worlds.
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PdP 2 103.120
अत्रिवंशे महाभाग गोविंदः परमेश्वरः। ब्राह्मणस्य स्वरूपेण भवान्वै गरुडध्वजः
atrivaṃśe mahābhāga goviṃdaḥ parameśvaraḥ| brāhmaṇasya svarūpeṇa bhavānvai garuḍadhvajaḥ
In the lineage of Atri, O greatly fortunate one, (you are) Govinda, the supreme lord; in the form of a brahmin, you are indeed he whose banner is Garuḍa.
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PdP 2 103.121
नमोऽस्तु देवदेवेश नमोऽस्तु परमेश्वर। त्वामहं शरणं प्राप्तः शरणागतवत्सल
namo'stu devadeveśa namo'stu parameśvara| tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsala
Homage be to you, lord of the gods of gods; homage be to you, supreme lord. I have come to you for refuge, O you who cherish those who seek refuge.
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PdP 2 103.122
उद्धरस्व हृषीकेश मायां कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठसि । विश्वस्थानां प्रजानां तु विद्वांसंविश्वनायकम्
uddharasva hṛṣīkeśa māyāṃ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhasi | viśvasthānāṃ prajānāṃ tu vidvāṃsaṃviśvanāyakam
Lift (me) up, Hṛṣīkeśa; having made illusion, you abide (in it). (I know you as) the knower, the leader of the universe, (the lord) of the creatures dwelling in the world.
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PdP 2 103.123
जानाम्यहं जगन्नाथं भवन्तं मधुसूदनम्। मामेव रक्ष गोविन्द विश्वरूप नमोस्तु ते
jānāmyahaṃ jagannāthaṃ bhavantaṃ madhusūdanam| māmeva rakṣa govinda viśvarūpa namostu te
I know you to be Jagannātha, the slayer of Madhu. Protect me indeed, Govinda; O you whose form is the universe, homage be to you."
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PdP 2 103.124
"कुञ्जल उवाच- गते बहुतिथे काले दत्तात्रेयो नृपोत्तमम्। उवाच मत्तरूपेण कुरुष्व वचनं मम
"kuñjala uvāca- gate bahutithe kāle dattātreyo nṛpottamam| uvāca mattarūpeṇa kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama
Kuñjala said: When a long time had passed, Dattātreya, in the guise of a drunkard, said to that best of kings: "Carry out my word.
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PdP 2 103.125
कपाले मे सुरां देहि पाचितं मांसभोजनम्। एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं स चायुः पृथिवीपतिः
kapāle me surāṃ dehi pācitaṃ māṃsabhojanam| evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ sa cāyuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
Give me liquor in a skull-bowl, and cooked meat to eat." Hearing that speech of his, that Āyu, the lord of the earth,
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PdP 2 103.127
उत्सुकस्तु कपालेन सुरामाहृत्य वेगवान्। पलं सुपाचितं चैव च्छित्त्वा हस्तेन सत्वरम् १२६। नृपेन्द्रः प्रददौ चापि दत्तात्रेयाय सत्तम। अथ प्रसन्नचेताः स संजातो मुनिपुङ्गवः
utsukastu kapālena surāmāhṛtya vegavān| palaṃ supācitaṃ caiva cchittvā hastena satvaram 126| nṛpendraḥ pradadau cāpi dattātreyāya sattama| atha prasannacetāḥ sa saṃjāto munipuṅgavaḥ
eager, swiftly fetched liquor in a skull-bowl, and cutting off well-cooked flesh with his hand at once, (126) the lord of kings also presented it to Dattātreya, O best one; thereupon that bull among sages became gracious of mind.
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PdP 2 103.128
दृष्ट्वा भक्तिं प्रभावं च गुरुशुश्रूषणं परम्। समुवाच नृपेन्द्रं तमायुं प्रणतमानसम्
dṛṣṭvā bhaktiṃ prabhāvaṃ ca guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ param| samuvāca nṛpendraṃ tamāyuṃ praṇatamānasam
Seeing (his) devotion and power and (his) supreme service to the guru, he spoke to that lord of kings, Āyu, whose mind was bowed down:
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PdP 2 103.129
वरं वरय भद्रं ते दुर्लभं भुवि भूपते। सर्वमेव प्रदास्यामि यंयमिच्छसि साम्प्रतम्
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te durlabhaṃ bhuvi bhūpate| sarvameva pradāsyāmi yaṃyamicchasi sāmpratam
"Choose a boon — blessings on you — one hard to obtain on earth, O king; I shall give everything, whatever you now desire."
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PdP 2 103.130
"राजोवाच- भवान्दाता वरं सत्यं कृपया मुनिसत्तम। पुत्रं देहि गुणोपेतं सर्वज्ञं गुणसंयुतम्
"rājovāca- bhavāndātā varaṃ satyaṃ kṛpayā munisattama| putraṃ dehi guṇopetaṃ sarvajñaṃ guṇasaṃyutam
The king said: "You are truly a giver of boons, out of compassion, O best of sages. Grant me a son endowed with virtues, all-knowing, furnished with good qualities,
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PdP 2 103.131
देववीर्यं सुतेजं च अजेयं देवदानवैः। क्षत्रियै राक्षसैर्घोरैर्दानवैः किन्नरैस्तथा
devavīryaṃ sutejaṃ ca ajeyaṃ devadānavaiḥ| kṣatriyai rākṣasairghorairdānavaiḥ kinnaraistathā
having the valour of a god and great splendour, unconquerable by gods and dānavas, by kṣatriyas, by dreadful rākṣasas, by dānavas and by kinnaras as well,
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PdP 2 103.132
देवब्राह्मणसम्भक्तः प्रजापालो विशेषतः। यज्वा दानपतिः शूरः शरणागतवत्सलः
devabrāhmaṇasambhaktaḥ prajāpālo viśeṣataḥ| yajvā dānapatiḥ śūraḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ
devoted to gods and brahmins, above all a protector of the people, a performer of sacrifices, a lord of giving, a hero, one who cherishes those who come for refuge,
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PdP 2 103.133
दाता भोक्ता महात्मा च वेदशास्त्रेषु पण्डितः। धनुर्वेदेषु निपुणः शास्त्रेषु च परायणः
dātā bhoktā mahātmā ca vedaśāstreṣu paṇḍitaḥ| dhanurvedeṣu nipuṇaḥ śāstreṣu ca parāyaṇaḥ
a giver and an enjoyer, great-souled, learned in the Vedas and treatises, skilled in the sciences of archery, and devoted to the scriptures,
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PdP 2 103.134
अनाहतमतिर्धीरः संग्रामेष्वपराजितः। एवं गुणः सुरूपश्च यस्माद्वञ्शः प्रसूयते
anāhatamatirdhīraḥ saṃgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ| evaṃ guṇaḥ surūpaśca yasmādvañśaḥ prasūyate
(One) whose mind is unassailed, steadfast, unconquered in battles — endowed with such qualities and fair of form, (a son) from whom the lineage is continued.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 103.135
देहि पुत्रं महाभाग ममवंशप्रधारकम्। यदि चापि वरो देयस्त्वया मे कृपया विभो
dehi putraṃ mahābhāga mamavaṃśapradhārakam| yadi cāpi varo deyastvayā me kṛpayā vibho
Grant (me) a son, greatly fortunate one, one who will uphold my lineage — if indeed a boon is to be given to me by you out of compassion, O mighty one.
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PdP 2 103.136
"दत्तात्रेय उवाच- एवमस्तु महाभाग तव पुत्रो भविष्यति। गृहे वंशकरः पुण्यः सर्वजीवदयाकरः
"dattātreya uvāca- evamastu mahābhāga tava putro bhaviṣyati| gṛhe vaṃśakaraḥ puṇyaḥ sarvajīvadayākaraḥ
Dattātreya said: So be it, greatly fortunate one; a son shall be born to you, a continuer of the lineage in your house, holy, showing compassion to all living beings.
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PdP 2 103.137
एभिर्गुणैस्तु संयुक्तो वैष्णवांशेन संयुतः । राजा च सार्वभौमश्च इन्द्रतुल्यो नरेश्वरः
ebhirguṇaistu saṃyukto vaiṣṇavāṃśena saṃyutaḥ | rājā ca sārvabhaumaśca indratulyo nareśvaraḥ
Endowed with these qualities and joined with a portion of Viṣṇu, he will be a king and universal sovereign, a lord of men equal to Indra.
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PdP 2 103.138
एवं खलु वरं दत्वा ददौ फलमनुत्तमम्। भूपमाह महायोगी सुभार्यायै प्रदीयताम्
evaṃ khalu varaṃ datvā dadau phalamanuttamam| bhūpamāha mahāyogī subhāryāyai pradīyatām
Having thus indeed granted the boon, he gave a most excellent fruit; the great yogin said to the king, "Let it be given to your good wife."
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PdP 2 103.139
एवमुक्त्वा विसृज्यैव तमायुं प्रणतं पुरः। आशीर्भिरभिनन्द्यैव अन्तर्द्धानमधीयत
evamuktvā visṛjyaiva tamāyuṃ praṇataṃ puraḥ| āśīrbhirabhinandyaiva antarddhānamadhīyata
Having said this and dismissed that Āyu, who bowed before (him), and having greeted (him) with blessings, he passed into invisibility.
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